The street is not publicly maintained and is unadopted which means that a private body or even the householder could be responsible for the repair and upkeep of the highway. Check the status with your local council or enquire if the street is covered by a PUSWA (public utilities street works act).
The street is located within the Dudley Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the West Midlands region of the UK.
It is located within the county of , situated in the West Midlands region of the UK. It's 112.11 miles North West from central London., 10.8 miles West from Birmingham, 23.13 miles North from Worcester and 28.09 miles West from Coventry.
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| Street Crime (updated 02/11/2024) | ||
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| Location Note | Central Point of Street - Not Actual Location | |
| MSOA Info | For MSOA E02002007 (Statistical Neighbourhood) | |
| Click Hint | Click on a Circle for a detailed breakdown below map. | |
| Crime Levels |
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| Distance Info | Green Circle = 10 Minutes Walk (800 metres) | |
Street Crime Data accessed from data.police.uk on 06/10/2024.
Budget Friendly Hotels near Straits Close
| Budget Hotel Name | Distance (miles) |
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1: Name:Premier Inn Dudley Kingswinford Address: Dudley Road Telephone: Visit Hotel Page |
1.69 |
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2: Name:Travelodge Birmingham Kingswinford Address: Swindon Rd, Kingswinford, DY6 9XA Telephone: 0871 559 1818 Visit Hotel Page |
2.24 |
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3: Name:Travelodge Birmingham Dudley Address: Dudley Rd, Brierley Hill, Birmingham, DY5 1LE Telephone: 0871 984 6063 Visit Hotel Page |
2.67 |
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4: Name:Travelodge Dudley Town Centre Address: Discovery Way, Dudley, DY1 4SQ Telephone: 0871 984 6517 Visit Hotel Page |
3.04 |
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5: Name:Premier Inn Dudley Town Centre Address: Castlegate Business Park Telephone: Visit Hotel Page |
3.21 |
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 | Neighbourhood Policing |
| Police Force: West Midlands |
| Find a Local Neighbourhood Watch Scheme |
Location Details
| Straits Close | |
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| Latitude | 52.524228 |
| Longitude | -2.146476 |
| OS Easting (X): | 390063 |
| OS Northing (Y): | 291867 |
| OS Grid Reference: | SO901919 |
Sunset and Sunrise times
| Sunrise | 08:16 |
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| Sunset | 16:01 |
Latest Weather Conditions
| Observed at Weather Station: | Coleshill 25 December 2024 at 19:00 (19.48 miles away) |
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| Current Weather: | Overcast |
| Temperature and Humidity: | 8.8°C (99.3%) |
| Wind Direction and Speed: | SSW (6 mph) |
Population Statistics
| ONS Area Code | E00050058 |
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| ONS Area Name | Older Workers and Retirement |
| Average Age | 49.35 |
| Area Population | 1436.00 |
| Male Population | 704.00 (49%) |
| Female Population | 732.00 (51%) |
| Benefit Claimants | 10 (1%) |
| LSOA Code: | E01009899 |
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| LSOA Name: | Dudley 008E |
| SOA Code: | 8b |
| SOA Name: | |
| MSOA Code: | E02002007 |
| MSOA Name: | Dudley 008 |
Nearest Supermarkets
| Sainsburys Gornal Wood Local |
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| 18 Louise Street, Dudley, England, DY3 2UB |
| 1384252892 |
| Distance: 0.77 Miles |
| Directions to Sainsburys Gornal Wood Local |
| Tesco Gornal Dudley Express |
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| The Arcade, Kent St, Dudley, DY3 2DA |
| 0345 675 7058 |
| Distance: 1.31 Miles |
| Directions to Tesco Gornal Dudley Express |
| Morrisons Kingswinford |
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| Charterfield Shopping Centre, Charterfield Drive, Kingswinford DY6 7SH |
| 01384 401611 |
| Distance: 1.43 Miles |
| Directions to Morrisons Kingswinford |
| Asda Sedgley |
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| High Holborn Street, Sedgley, DY3 1SS |
| 01384 389464 |
| Distance: 1.53 Miles |
| Directions to Asda Sedgley |
Telephone Information
| Area Code |
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| Area Code: 01384 - Dudley |
| Area Code: 01902 - Wolverhampton |
| Area Code: 01922 - Walsall |
Local Government
| Local Council Details |
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| Within the area of Dudley |
| Visit the Council's Website |
| Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands &DY1 1HF |
| Send email |
| Telephone Number: 01384 812 345 |
| Local Member of Parliament |
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| Within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Dudley North |
| The Member of Parliament is Sonia Kumar |
| Details for the MP Sonia Kumar on parliament.uk |
| Details for the MP Sonia Kumar on theyworkforyou.com |
| In the 2024 General Election Sonia Kumar won with a majority of 1,900 the result was Lab gain from Con. The total electorate was 70,151 |
| Wards, Parish Councils and County Councils |
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| Ward: Gornal Ward |
| Parish: Unparished area |
| Ceremonial County: |
Nearest Schools
England Primary Schools
Wrens Nest Primary School
Address: Wrens Nest Primary School, Marigold Crescent, Wrens Nest Estate, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3NX
Distance: 1.81 miles
Contact: 01384818515
Milking Bank Primary School
Address: Milking Bank Primary School, Milking Bank Primary School, Aintree Way, Milking Bank, DUDLEY, West Midlands, DY1 2SL
Distance: 1.56 miles
Contact: 01384816695
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Address: St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Catholic Lane, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 3UE
Distance: 1.40 miles
Contact: 01384889423
Queen Victoria Primary School
Address: Queen Victoria Primary School, Bilston Street, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 1JB
Distance: 1.75 miles
Contact:
Roberts Primary School
Address: Roberts Primary School, Roberts Primary School, Robert Street, Lower Gornal, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 2AZ
Distance: 1.15 miles
Contact: 01384818275
Straits Primary School
Address: Straits Primary School, Longfellow Road, Lower Gornal, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 3EE
Distance: 0.28 miles
Contact: 01384818575
Cotwall End Primary School
Address: Cotwall End Primary School, Cotwall End Road, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 3YG
Distance: 1.14 miles
Contact: 01384818730
Red Hall Primary School
Address: Red Hall Primary School, Zoar Street, Lower Gornal, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 2PA
Distance: 0.90 miles
Contact: 01384813850
Alder Coppice Primary School
Address: Alder Coppice Primary School, Northway, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 3PS
Distance: 1.49 miles
Contact: 01384816610
Maidensbridge Primary School
Address: Maidensbridge Primary School, Beachcroft Road, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 0HX
Distance: 1.62 miles
Contact: 01384818405
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
Address: Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School, New Street, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 9AH
Distance: 1.89 miles
Contact:
Dawley Brook Primary School
Address: Dawley Brook Primary School, Dubarry Avenue, Valley Fields, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 9BP
Distance: 1.93 miles
Contact: 01384818770
England Secondary Schools
Beacon Hill Academy
Address: Beacon Hill Academy, High Arcal Drive, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 1BP
Distance: 1.67 miles
Contact: 01902677754
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Address: Bishop Milner Catholic College, Bishop Milner Catholic College, Burton Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3BY
Distance: 1.89 miles
Contact: 01384889422
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Address: Ellowes Hall Sports College, Stickley Lane, Lower Gornal, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 2JH
Distance: 0.71 miles
Contact: 01384686600
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Address: Ellowes Hall Sports College, Stickley Lane, Lower Gornal, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 2JH
Distance: 0.71 miles
Contact:
The Dormston School
Address: The Dormston School, Mill Bank, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 1SN
Distance: 1.64 miles
Contact: 01384816395
Nearest Hospitals
| Russells Hall Hospital |
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| Address: Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ, |
| NHS Sector |
| The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust |
| Telephone: 01384 456111 |
| Visit Hospital Website |
| Distance: 3.03 (miles) |
| Directions from to Russells Hall Hospital |
| Dudley Urgent Care Centre |
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| Address: Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ, |
| NHS Sector |
| Malling Health UK Limited |
| Distance: 3.03 (miles) |
| Directions from to Dudley Urgent Care Centre |
| Bushey Fields Hospital |
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| Address: Bushey Fields Road, Dudley, DY1 2LZ, |
| NHS Sector |
| Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust |
| Distance: 3.1 (miles) |
| Directions from to Bushey Fields Hospital |
Nearest Dentists
Dentists
KEMBERTON DENTAL PRACTICE
Address: SUMMER LANE, LOWER GORNAL, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 2HA
Distance: 0.83 miles
Contact: :
BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE
Address: 45 ZOAR STREET, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 2PA
Distance: 0.90 miles
Contact: :
BUILDING 5
Address: FIRST AVENUE, KINGSWINFORD, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 7TE
Distance: 1.21 miles
Contact: :
BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE
Address: 11 THE ARCADE, UPPER GORNAL, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 2DA
Distance: 1.31 miles
Contact: :
LANGLAND DENTAL PRACTICE
Address: SEDGLEY HALL AVENUE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 3TA
Distance: 1.45 miles
Contact: :
LADIES WALK CENTRE
Address: LADIES WALK, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 3UA
Distance: 1.45 miles
Contact: :
Nearest GP Surgeries
Doctors
LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE
Address: LOWER GORNAL HEALTH CENTRE, BULL STREET, GORNAL WOOD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 2NQ
Distance: 0.84 miles
Contact: tel: 01384 322400
TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE
Address: 10 THE ARCADE KENT STREET, UPPER GORNAL, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 1UX
Distance: 1.30 miles
Contact: tel: 01902 882243
CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY
Address: 100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY1 2TY
Distance: 1.32 miles
Contact: tel: 01384 234737
THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY
Address: 175 THE RIDGEWAY, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 3UH
Distance: 1.34 miles
Contact: tel: 01902 886500
PENSNETT ASSESSMENT CENTRE
Address: 120 HIGH STREET, PENSNETT, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 4DS
Distance: 1.75 miles
Contact: :
NORTHWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2
Address: 7-8 ALDERWOOD PRECINCT, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3QY
Distance: 1.77 miles
Contact: :
Nearest Dispensing Chemists
Pharmacies
GORNAL WOOD PHARMACY
Address: 18 ABBEY ROAD, GORNAL WOOD, DUDLEY, DY3 2PG
Distance: 0.82 miles
Contact: tel: 01384 255150
J T EGGINTON LTD
Address: ABBEY ROAD, GORNAL WOOD, LOWER GORNAL, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 2PG
Distance: 0.82 miles
Contact: :
THE ARCADE PHARMACY
Address: 4 THE ARCADE, UPPER GORNAL, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 2DA
Distance: 1.31 miles
Contact: tel: 01902 883018
JHOOTS PHARMACY
Address: 100A MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY1 2TY
Distance: 1.32 miles
Contact: tel: 01384 214000
LLOYDSPHARMACY
Address: 175 THE RIDGEWAY, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3UH
Distance: 1.34 miles
Contact: tel: 01902 674600
MORRISONS PHARMACY
Address: CHARTERFIELD SHOPPING CENTRE, STALLINGS LANE, KINGSWINFORD, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 7SH
Distance: 1.43 miles
Contact: tel: 01384 404045
Nearest Opticians
Opticians
THE EYECARE CENTRE LTD (DUDLEY)
Address: 42 LOUISE STREET, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 2UB
Distance: 0.75 miles
Contact: :
TAYLOR MADE SPECS
Address: 6 THE ARCADE, UPPER GORNAL, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 2DA
Distance: 1.31 miles
Contact: :
MILKING BANK OPTICIANS
Address: 100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY
Distance: 1.32 miles
Contact: :
R T KNIGHT OPTICIANS
Address: 8 DUDLEY STREET, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 1SB
Distance: 1.54 miles
Contact: :
SEDGLEY EYECARE
Address: 3 BULL RING, DUDLEY, DY3 1RU
Distance: 1.57 miles
Contact: :
PERRIGO OPTICIANS
Address: THE WILLOWS, MAYPOLE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9JB
Distance: 1.82 miles
Contact: :
Transport
Nearest Rail Stations
Coseley Station is 2.93 miles away.
Address: Coseley station, Gough Road, Coseley, West Midlands, WV14 8XP
Coseley is situated on the Rugby�Birmingham�Stafford line|West Coast Main Line.
Coseley Station is staffed on a part time basis.
Tipton Station is 3.42 miles away.
Address: Tipton station, Alexandra Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 8ET
Tipton is situated on the Rugby�Birmingham�Stafford line|West Coast Main Line.
Tipton Station is staffed on a part time basis.